Procedure based decision support

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method and computer instructions for providing procedure based decision support. In an embodiment, a procedure based decision support system includes a procedure input module that allows a user to input a procedure; a procedure identification module that identifies procedures that are the same and/or similar to the input procedure; and an output module that outputs information based on the identified procedures. The procedure based decision support system may also include a decision support activation module that activates the procedure based decision support system, for example.

1 . A procedure based decision support system for use with medical procedures comprising: 
 a procedure input module that allows a user to input a procedure;    a procedure identification module capable of at least one of the following:    identifying procedures similar to the procedure input into the procedure input module and; identifying procedures that are the same type as the procedure input into the procedure input module; and    an output module that outputs information based on the procedures identified by the procedure identification module.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said output module outputs the procedures identified by the procedure identification module.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said output module outputs procedures based on the type of procedure input into the procedure input module.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said output module outputs a contact list based on the procedures identified by the procedure identification module.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said output module outputs a contact list based on the type of procedure input into the procedure input module.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the output module outputs information such that the output information can be compared to the input procedure.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a decision support activation module that activates the decision support system.  
   
   
       8 . A method for providing procedure based decision support comprising: 
 inputting a medical procedure;    identifying at least one of prior procedures similar to the input procedure; and prior procedures that are the same type as the input procedure; and    outputting information based on the identified procedures.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the information output is the identified procedures.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the information output is based on the procedure type of the input procedure.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the information output is a contact list based on the identified procedures.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the information output is a contact list based on the procedure type of the input procedure.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the output information is output such that the output information can be compared to the input procedure.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising activating procedure based decision support.  
   
   
       15 . A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer for use with medical procedures, the set of instructions comprising: 
 a procedure input routine that allows a user to input a procedure;    a procedure identification routine capable of at least one of the following:    identifying procedures similar to the procedure input into the procedure input routine and; identifying procedures that are the same type as the procedure input into the procedure input routine; and    an output routine that outputs information based on the procedures identified by the procedure identification routine.    
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said output routine outputs the procedures identified by the procedure identification routine.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said output routine outputs procedures based on the type of procedure input into the procedure input routine.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said output routine outputs a contact list based on the procedures identified by the procedure identification routine.  
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said output routine outputs a contact list based on the type of procedure input into the procedure input routine.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the output routine outputs information such that the output information can be compared to the input procedure.  
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 15 , further comprising a decision support activation routine that activates the decision support system.